Basak is a

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in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Province, Central Visayas,

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. It is bounded in the northeast by Pusok and Bankal, in the east by Pajac and Agus, in the southeast by Marigondon and Subabasbas, in the west by Babag and Gun-ob, and in the northwest by Pajo. In 2020, Basak was home to 71,990 residents.

Geography

Basak is situated in the south of Lapu-Lapu City, north of the Gabi River. It has an area of 8.007 square kilometers. It has an average elevation of 5 meters above sea level.

Places

Here are the places in Basak, Lapu-Lapu City.

Collinwood Subdivision

The Collinwood Subdivision is a

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in Basak. It consists of four phases, and one, two or 2+ blocks on each phase, and consists of streets starting from Santa, or San, by regions. Collinwood Subdivision has a multipurpose

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located next to the gate, and the

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is located at the entry of the subdivision, with which tailgating for sticker lanes, and vehicles use at enter or exit. Taxis, motorcycles and buses can go to the other priority lane, by entry or exit. The typical area is about 2.23 square kilometers (0.86 square miles) of the subdivision. They also had a plaza in Sn. Andres and Sta. Isabel, the middle of the Collinwood Subdivision. The subdivision has

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bumps only in Sta. Isabel, but the near subdivision by

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near the gate are called the Brentwood Subdivision. Brentwood Subdivision also had a gate. Outside the subdivision, they have a marketplace (such as the

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market, the bike shop, the

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and bakery, the animal clinic, the

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shops, and the spa), and the main road of this subdivision is the Collinwood Subdivision Road.

Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan

Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan is a

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in Basak. It was also known as “Gaisano Grand Mall Basak”, but is normally Basak and is located in the

Mactan Island Mactan is a densely populated island located a few kilometers (~1 mile) east of Cebu#Cebu Island, Cebu Island in the Philippines. The island is part of Cebu province and it is divided into the city of Lapu-Lapu City, Lapu-Lapu and the municipal ...

. It was operated by

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. In October 2023, the mall was renamed as “Gaisano Grand Mactan”. This mall only consists of 4 floors: the

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is the Market and Restaurants, the upper ground is

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, the third floor is Kid

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, and the fourth floor is Hardware and Appliances, but the fourth floor is built as of July 2023. Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan

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are entering

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parking there in the mall, and are used typically about 185

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for vehicles, but the lights are usually low. Additionally, tricycles and motorcycles only can park outside by approximately 15 parking spaces.

Mactan Town Center

The Mactan Town Center is a shopping mall in Basak. They have a large portion of

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and

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spaces. The Mactan Town Center is the largest mall in Basak. The mall’s largest

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, in Mactan Town Center, with 2 floors and a PlayPlace.

References

{{Reflist Barangays of Cebu